miamiherald.com
03-Aug-2008
RED-HOT VETERAN PERRY SEEKS SUCCESS IN HIS ONLY 2008 MAJOR jshain@MiamiHerald.com The graying veteran hasn't teed it up in a major championship since last summer. Heck, he wasn't even eligible for any of this year's World Golf Championships events until recent weeks. Kenny Perry gave himself only one chance to win one of the Grand Slam trophies by which truly great years are measured. And he will make his bid as one of the PGA Championship favorites at Oakland Hills Country Club. From can't-find status to watch out. ''Pretty amazing, to tell you the truth,'' this self-effacing Kentuckian told reporters recently. Naysayers will view this change of standing as Exhibit A of the void left by Tiger Woods' injury hiatus. Nor does it help that Perry dodged the U.S. and British Opens. Then again, perhaps no one better exemplifies the...
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